1. Lonicera nitida – a common hedge plant here and naturalized in many places. Often just called hedge, and, erroneously, privet [Ligustrum ovalifolium]. A friend of mine in Kilrush, Co. Clare, said that as a child she called it pea-bush, probably because of stripping the leaves from the stems (like peas from a pod) by pulling through the fingers. The dense growth of old bushes also provided a natural cushion for diving into and bouncing around on as childhood stuntmen [Clonlara,Co. Clare, September 1997].
Image: cultivated, Brixton, London Borough of Lambeth, November 2019.